Making a legitimate acting performance of anything from a vampire to a superhero puts certain demands on the human body.
The Laura Vandervoort workout routine and diet plan below shows how she is able to stay fit and healthy despite a busy schedule consisting of long hours on the set.
Vandervoort is known for a variety of roles in both film and television. She may be best known for her science fiction roles in V and Bitten as well as Kara Zor-El/the future Supergirl in Smallville.
These roles have tremendous physical requirements - both in terms of hours on the set and in terms of shooting actual action scenes.
Laura Vandervoort as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in Smallville - Photo By: The CW
The Laura Vandervoort workout
Vandervoort shared some about how she fits exercise into her busy schedule and what exactly her workouts look like in an interview with Real Style. While she doesn't necessarily follow a specific training program, she tries to be active daily with activities like:
- Spinning
- Hot yoga
- Pilates
- Resistance band work
- Hiking
Laura VandervoortOn how she fits exercise into her schedule
In terms of working out, I just try to do something physical every day. I mix it up, I do spinning, hot yoga. I just got out of a Pilates Plus class right now, which is great. It’s on a reformer and it’s challenging and it sort of shocks your body into doing something different and moving in a different way, using your own resistance. To get in shape for Elena, I worked out with a trainer and we used a lot of the resistance bands and not weights, and did a lot of cardiovascular, getting your heart rate up and then down. Hiking, that sort of thing.
Vandervoort also tries to stay active in other ways, such as karate - where she's a second degree black belt - or gymnastics. She also enjoys playing tennis and soccer.
While she doesn't necessarily follow any specific exercise program, Vandervoort's exercise routine has some fundamentals that anyone can learn from. For starters, she is active daily and gets some exercise in. She also incorporates plenty of variety. This prevents progress from stalling and challenges the body in different ways.
All these different workouts also allow her to tone her muscles and burn extra calories. The resistance band training helped to build lean muscle and all of the other activities are great for getting the blood pumping and burning calories.
The Laura Vandervoort diet
Vandervoort doesn't necessarily follow a specific diet plan, but she does try to stick with mostly Paleo foods, except for meats. The focus of her diet is the following.
- Quality protein
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Small, frequent meals
- Plenty of water
Laura VandervoortOn her eating habits
For me, it’s just trying to get protein, because I don’t really eat meat. So, it’s the almond butters and protein powders, lot of fruits and vegetables. I try to almost do a Paleo diet, but I’m not very good at sticking to it. I eat several little meals a day, instead of three big ones, while I’m working, because you want to not feel too heavy, and drinking lots of water.
The main priorities in her diet are getting in protein, fruits, and vegetables. She is able to get in her protein a variety of ways, even though she doesn't really eat meat. For example, she mixes protein powder into her morning smoothie and has plenty of Greek yogurt. Quality protein is able to fill her up and last for awhile.
Focusing on protein, fruits, and vegetables is a great foundation for pretty much any diet plan. Protein is needed to build and maintain lean muscle mass and fruits and vegetables provide a huge variety of important vitamins and minerals.
Recap
Vandervoort's career has had success in a variety of different roles. She has had key roles in films such as Ted and Into the Blue 2: The Reef as well as long TV stints as Kara Kent in Smallville, Lisa in V, Elena Michaels in Bitten, and Indigo/Braniac 8 in Supergirl. Her daily fitness exercise, along with awesome acting skills, have helped make it possible.
